Defenseman Jim Murray played three years of major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings, including one as an overage player in 1963-64. He was particularly strong in that final season, scoring 34 points in 30 games.

As a free agent Murray signed with the EHL's New York Rovers. He played in the Big Apple for one year before moving on for two years with the Knoxville Knights. With expansion in 1967-68, Murray was handed the opportunity to play for the Los Angeles Kings. He appeared in 30 games that year, picking up a pair of assists. The fledgling team was expectedly weak compared to the other established NHL clubs, and Murray was one of the earlier personnel casualties as the Kings looked to improve.

Murray continued to play pro hockey for another seven years. His most famous minor-league stop was in 1974-75 when he suited up for five games with the NAHL's Johnstown Jets, the franchise from which the fictitious Charlestown Chiefs was based upon the 1977 movie Slap Shot. On the Jets team that year were Steve Carlson, Jeff Carlson and Dave Hanson, the trio who played the now famous Hanson Brothers in the cult classic movie. Jack Carlson, brother of Steve and Jeff was also on the Jets team that year and was originally cast to have been the third brother in the movie, but prior commitments kept him from appearing. The role of the third brother was then given to Hanson as producers of the movie felt he looked a lot like the Carlson brothers.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1961-62

Brandon Wheat Kings

MJHL

37

6

8

14

32

8

0

1

1

16

1961-62

Brandon Wheat Kings

M-Cup

11

0

3

3

9

1962-63

Brandon Wheat Kings

MJHL

39

11

21

32

51

10

4

6

10

12

1962-63

Brandon Wheat Kings

M-Cup

9

2

4

6

6

1963-64

Brandon Wheat Kings

MJHL

30

11

23

34

38

10

1

8

9

24

1963-64

Brandon Wheat Kings

M-Cup

11

2

4

6

14

1964-65

New York Rovers

EHL

72

10

29

39

113

1965-66

Knoxville Knights

EHL

70

9

42

51

50

3

0

2

2

2

1966-67

Knoxville Knights

EHL

72

17

35

52

79

4

0

1

1

4

1967-68

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

30

0

2

2

14

-4

1967-68

Springfield Kings

AHL

30

2

8

10

33

1968-69

Springfield Kings

AHL

72

7

26

33

83

1969-70

Phoenix Roadrunners

WHL

72

2

28

30

93

1970-71

Phoenix Roadrunners

WHL

72

4

18

22

58

10

0

1

1

14

1971-72

Phoenix Roadrunners

WHL

72

7

30

37

136

6

0

4

4

10

1972-73

Phoenix Roadrunners

WHL

72

10

53

63

138

10

1

6

7

8

1973-74

Phoenix Roadrunners

WHL

76

10

39

49

113

1974-75

Johnstown Jets

NAPro

5

0

2

2

2

1974-75

Winston-Salem Polar Bears

SHL

37

7

33

40

74

7

1

5

6

6

1975-76

1976-77

1977-78

Brandon Olympics

CCSHL

30

5

17

22

32

NHL Totals

30

0

2

2

14

WHL Second All-Star Team (1973) SHL Second All-Star Team (1975) CCSHL First All-Star Team (1978)